Shark tagging in the gulf of maine

In a collaborative effort with the Maine Department of Marine Resources, we are deploying tags & receivers on sharks in the Gulf of Maine. The tags allow us to understand baseline species abundance, distribution, and trophic interactions. The receivers allow us to reconstruct broad and fine-scale distributions and habitat use by highly migratory and benthic fishes. Data from these efforts will be used to support fisheries management and provide a baseline that can be used to determine the potential impacts before, during, and after offshore wind turbine construction.

University of Maine & Maine Department of marine resources collaboration

To learn more about the project, please check out this link below to learn more about all the monitoring programs in place for offshore wind construction.